As of August 2022, he is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Dexter Lumis (/ˈluːmɪs/ LOO-miss) and is a member of The Wyatt Sicks faction.

He attended Allen D. Nease High School in St. Augustine, Florida, and graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2006.

Shaw made his way to Orlando to work as an illustrator for Universal Studios, after which he returned to his hometown of Jacksonville and began working for the Riverside Arts Market drawing caricatures, with a side business creating "pet ornaments", drawing pictures of people's pets on Christmas ornaments.

[9] On April 17, Shaw would become a second-time champion after winning the vacant Vintage Heavyweight Championship and would lose it to Jesse Neal on September 11.

On the December 30 episode of TNA Impact!, Shaw accompanied Jeff Jarrett to the ring as part of his entourage in his $100,000 Double J MMA Challenge against Little Red.

[12] Shaw returned to Impact Wrestling on November 22, defeating fellow Gut Check winner Alex Silva.

[13] On January 12, 2013, Shaw appeared at TNA X-Travaganza, wrestling in a seven-man Xscape match, which was won by Christian York, that aired on April 5, 2013.

Shaw was then assigned to TNA's developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), making his televised debut on October 13, 2012.

On December 1, Shaw and Silva defeated Jessie Godderz and Rudy Switchblade to win the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship.

Shaw would return to OVW TV on May 4 after revealing that he had been under the mask of the Coalition's Gillyman for several weeks and was put in a one-on-one match against Jason Wayne at the May 11 Saturday Night Special.

On November 21 during Impact Wrestling: Turning Point, Shaw appeared in an at home interview with Christy Hemme.

[20] On the February 6 episode of Impact Wrestling, Hemme confronted Shaw about the mannequin and the room full of posters.

[23] On the March 6 edition of Impact Wrestling, Shaw faced off against Eric Young with Mr. Anderson replacing Hemme as the ring announcer for the match.

[24] Shaw lost a rematch against Anderson on the following Impact Wrestling bringing a mannequin dressed as Christy Hemme to the ring.

On the April 3 episode of Impact Wrestling, Shaw defeated Mr. Anderson in a Straitjacket match after rendering him unconscious following two kata gatame attempts.

On July 3, he returned and apologized to Christy Hemme as well as to Mr. Anderson, who gave Samuel Shaw another chance to be friends with him as long as he followed Gunner's supervision, seemingly turning face.

On October 22, 2014, episode on Impact, Shaw reverted to a villain after he hit Gunner with a steel chair and aligned with Brittany.

In his first match back, on May 16, 2015, Shaw defeated Nick Fame and the next day on May 17, 2015, Shaw, BeastMode (Biff Slater & Don Maximo), Leo Gold and Mike Cruz faced The Dark City Fight Club (Jon Davis and Kory Chavis), Francisco Ciatso, Simon Sez & The Afro Boy in a losing effort.

On March 18, 2017, at Tried N True/Global Force Wrestling The Art Of War II, Shaw defeated Crimson to become the inaugural TNT Champion.

[38] On the June 3 episode of NXT, Lumis debuted a new artist element of his gimmick as he brought out an art easel and drew a sketch depicting himself driving a car with the Undisputed Era trapped in the rear deck.

[39] At TakeOver: In Your House, Lumis would interfere in the Backlot Brawl match between Cole and Dream as he attacked Roderick Strong and Bobby Fish, throwing them in the rear deck of a car and driving off with them.

[43] Lumis made his TV return on the September 30 episode of NXT, after having his first of 6 children, appearing in a backstage segment with Cameron Grimes.

[48] The following week, they faced off in a blindfold match which ended in an apparent no contest after Grimes unknowingly knocked the referee unconscious and eventually ran off.

[52] During NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day, Lumis abducted Theory from The Way before Gargano's North American title match.

[53] On the February 24 episode of NXT, Lumis defeated Gargano in a non-title bout where Theory hesitated to hit him with a chair, and Indi Hartwell starts to develop an attraction towards him.

[57] Shaw made his first appearance since leaving WWE on June 11, 2022, at the National Wrestling Alliance pay-per-view Alwayz Ready.

[58] On the August 8, 2022 episode of Raw, Shaw, reprising his Dexter Lumis character, made his unannounced return to the company; he was shown in the crowd being taken away by security while AJ Styles celebrated his victory against The Miz as the show ended.

[60] On the August 22 episode of Raw, Lumis appeared in the crowd and abducted The Miz during a tag team match involving Styles, Lashley and Ciampa.

[66] On the December 19 episode of Raw, Lumis put his money on the line against Miz in a ladder match, which he lost after interference from the returning Bronson Reed, ending their feud.

[68] On the June 17, 2024 episode of Raw, after over a year since last appearing on television, Lumis made his return as a part of a new stable under the leadership of Uncle Howdy called The Wyatt Sicks.